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Author Erasmus, Desiderius, -1536

Title Paraphrase on Matthew / [Erasmus] ; translated and annotated by Dean Simpson ; contributing editor, Robert D. Sider
Published Toronto [Ont.] ; Buffalo [N.Y.] : University of Toronto Press, ©2008 (Saint-Lazare, Quebec : Gibson Library Connections, 2010)

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 449 pages)
Series Collected works of Erasmus ; v. 45. New Testament scholarship
Erasmus, Desiderius, -1536. Works. Selections. English. 1984.
Erasmus, Desiderius, -1536. Works. English. 1974 ; v. 45.
Contents ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Paraphrase on Matthew / Paraphrasis in Matthaeum""; ""Letter to Matth�us Schiner""; ""The Sequence and Dates of the Publication of the Paraphrases""; ""Workd Frequently Cited""; ""Short-Title Forms for Erasmus� Works""; ""Index of Scriptural References""; ""Index of Classical References""; ""Index of Patristic and Medieval References""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""G""; ""H""; ""J""; ""L""; ""N""; ""O""; ""T""; ""Index of Greek and Latin Words Cited""; ""A""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""L""; ""M""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""V""
General IndexA -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y -- Z
Summary Erasmus yearned to make the Bible an effective instrument of reform in society, church, and everyday life. To this end, he composed the Paraphrases, in which the words of Holy Scripture provide the core of a text vastly expanded to embrace the reforming 'philosophy of Christ.' Matthew was Erasmus's first paraphrased Gospel and was thus the great theologian's first opportunity to set out a full portrait of the life of Jesus. In this Paraphrase, the wonderful complexity of Jesus's life finds coherence in the conception of Him as a teacher. The baptism, the dove, and the divine voice attesting sonship are called the 'inaugurating ceremonies' that authenticate Jesus as the divine teacher of heavenly philosophy. His students are the disciples, who are to be teachers themselves, initiating an unending line of Christian teachers. The Jesus of this Paraphrase understands pedagogy: He adapts His teaching to the developing abilities of His pupils, quizzes them, and gently rebukes them. His actions as well as His words have one primary objective: to teach the disciples. As a Preface to the Paraphrase, Erasmus wrote a 'Letter to the Pious Reader, ' which became one of his most provocative and important essays. Like the more published Paraclesis, this 'Letter' vigorously advocates the translation of scripture into the vernacular languages, and proposes a 'confirmation' ceremony to encourage young people to assume responsibility for the vows taken for them at baptism by their sponsors. This volume illuminates the early thinking of Erasmus and is a welcome addition to the Collected Works series
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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SUBJECT Bible. Matthew -- Paraphrases, Latin -- Translations into English
Bible. Matthew fast
Subject RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- Jesus, the Gospels & Acts.
RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- New Testament.
HISTORY -- Renaissance.
Genre/Form Christian literature, Latin (Medieval and modern)
Translations
Form Electronic book
Author Sider, Robert D. (Robert Dick)
Simpson, Dean, 1953- translator
LC no. 2008299540
ISBN 9781442687240
144268724X
Other Titles Paraphrasis in Evangelium Matthaei. English